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3 days agoRonaldo: Its not a dream to win a World Cup - Soccer News
Cristiano Ronaldo rejects judging his career on World Cup wins and insists a World Cup trophy is not necessary to define his standing above Messi.
Those are huge words. I try not to compare myself to anyone. Messi's had and continues to have a career that, for me, is unrivalled. I am Aitana. I have my own path to follow. I am not thinking about winning eight - or even four! Ultimately, this is the result of working hard every day, perseverance and a lot of sacrifices. There's no end goal other than to keep going day by day.
He carries the ball, he's quicker with the ball. He's like Messi. I remember playing against Messi - when he was off the ball he's not quick. Maybe it's because I was quicker than most," Walcott said. "When he had the ball he would just glide past people, glide past me with ease. [Dowman's] got that, he's got the stop-start. "What's really fascinating is that [Arsenal manager] Mikel Arteta will allow him to do that because that's his strength.